Iran: 'No agreement on any nuclear topic' has been reached

Dubai Irandenied on Saturday that it had reached an agreement with theUnited Statesto ship its surplus enriched uranium toRussiaunder new concessions aimed at clinching a comprehensive nuclear deal with six world powers.

The Associated Press, citing diplomats, said on FridayTehranand Washington had tentatively agreed on a formula to ship toRussiamuch of the material that could potentially lead to manufacture of atomic arms by the Islamic republic.

It said negotiators had drawn up a catalog for the first time at their December meeting inGenevaoutlining areas of potential accord and differences in their 12-year nuclear dispute.

Iran's foreign ministry spokeswomanMarzieh Afkhamsaid "no agreement on any nuclear topic" had been reached.

"Such news is spread out of political motives and its goal is to tarnish the climate of the talks and make it more complicated to reach a settlement," the state IRNA news agency quoted her as saying.

The semi-officialISNAagency, citing an "informed source," also denied the report: "The topic of transferring (enriched) uranium abroad has been circulating for a while, but we haven't had any agreement in this regard."

The head ofIran's atomic energy agency,Ali Akbar Salehi, told worshippers at Friday prayers that the long nuclear conflict was drawing to an end.

"Have no doubt that the nuclear issue will be resolved inIran's favor and we will soon celebrateIran's victory," he was quoted as saying by Mehr News.

Iranand the six powers "P5+1" -- theUnited States,Russia,China,France, Britain andGermany-- are to resume low-level talks onTehran's nuclear activities inGenevaon Jan 15, but wide gaps remain in their positions.

An interim accord struck on Nov. 24, 2013, yielded steps byIranto curb aspects of its sensitive nuclear activity, including higher-grade enrichment, in return for a measure of relief from economic sanctions. But last November, the two sides failed for a second time to meet a self-imposed deadline on ending the standoff and extended the period until June 30, 2015.

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